Bryson said he tries to have a different speaker every meeting, and with the recent news coverage of the sex offender registry in Chatham County, he felt a presentation by SORT would be topical.

“People seemed to have a lot of interest; some people were concerned with sex offenders,” Bryson said.

With two people on sex offender registry living on Tybee, he said, citizens of the island had come to him with concerns.

“People had questions about it,” he said. “I wanted to make sure they got as much information as possible.”

The presentation includes statistics about abductors, molesters and victims, as well as information about some high-profile cases and Georgia’s sex offender laws. There will also be a breakdown of the number of registered sex offenders in the state, the difference in legal classification of sex offenders and those deemed sexually dangerous predators. Part of the presentation also focuses on the dangers children could face online.

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Roy Harris said the department supports neighborhood watch meetings on a variety of subjects.

On Friday, the department announced six Chatham County residents on the sex offender registry had absconded — failed to register new addresses with authorities within the legally required time frame. As of Monday afternoon, four of those absconders had been arrested.

“That shows us the public is concerned and they will call,” he said. “ ... I believe (the presentation on Tybee) is a win-win for everybody. Our guys do a good thing meeting with the community watch folks, and they do a good job on their side.”

Bryson said turnout at the community meetings the police department holds is typically 25-30 people. The meeting will be held at the department’s headquarters on Van Horne Street in the courthouse.

“We’d like to get a lot of people there,” Bryson said.

IF YOU GO

What: Neighborhood watch meeting with a presentation by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Registration and Tracking Unit